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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama say about her great-great-grandmother?
(a) She was a queen.
(b) She was a tramp.
(c) She was a lady-in-waiting.
(d) She was rich.

2. What does Lark take from her suitcase soon after leaving the station?
(a) A clean sweater.
(b) Her lunch.
(c) A hank .
(d) Her sin notebook.

3. What color is the dress Lark is wearing to Communion Class?
(a) Blue with red flowers.
(b) Red with blue stripes.
(c) Red with white polka dots.
(d) White with red stripes.

4. What is the baby's name?
(a) Marjorie Ann.
(b) Martha Lark.
(c) Matilda Ann.
(d) Majorie Lark.

5. What is Papa going to find when it begins to rain?
(a) A fishing pole.
(b) Nightcrawlers.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) Hoboes on the train.

6. What does Aunt Betty eat on Thursday morning?
(a) Toast and tea.
(b) Eggs and coffee.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Cereal and milk.

7. What does Lark sing while she's washing Aunt Betty's dishes?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) The Old Gray Mare.
(c) Dixie.
(d) When the Saint Go Marching In.

8. What does Lark think is the best part of the annual parade?
(a) The majorettes.
(b) The veterans.
(c) The boys on bicycles.
(d) The cars with sirens.

9. What has Mama done with her hair in preparation for her evening away from home?
(a) Put on a hat.
(b) Straightened it.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Put pin curls in it.

10. What list is Lark called on to recite to the nuns during class?
(a) The Ten Commandments.
(b) The Twenty Steps to Salvation.
(c) The Fourteen Stations of the Cross.
(d) The Seven Deadly Sins.

11. Where does Lark believe Marjorie Ann went after her death?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Limbo.
(d) To Jesus' side.

12. How much does Lark learn Aunt Betty pays in monthly rent?
(a) Eighty dollars.
(b) Forty dollars.
(c) She doesn't pay rent.
(d) Fifteen dollars.

13. How much money does Papa say he lost?
(a) Four hundred fifty dollars.
(b) Nothing becuase he didn't have any money.
(c) Eight dollars he'd found in Mama's purse.
(d) Twenty-five dollars he borrowed from Stan.

14. What is the name of Mrs. Grubb's dog?
(a) Fluffy.
(b) Baby.
(c) Rover.
(d) Fido.

15. What is the skill Beverly has that she shares with Lark?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Making sandcastles.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Diving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Uncle Stan say he lost gambling the night before?

2. What does Papa say about the group of ladies Mama spends time with?

3. What is Beverly wearing when she first sits down by Lark?

4. What treat does Lark find in the cupboard after Mama leaves?

5. Why does Lark get a spanking from Papa?

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